40 Filipinos to Join 2018 JET Programme

2018/7/20

Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) - Press Release No. 34- 2018

The 2018 JET Participants with H.E. Ambassador Koji Haneda during the Reception

H.E. Amb. Koji Haneda Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines

H.E. Amb. Koji Haneda talking with participants

40 Filipinos have been chosen to participate as Assistant Language Teachers (ALT) in the 2018 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. They are scheduled to fly to Japan on August 5, 2018.

The following are this year’s participants and their areas of assignment:

	Name	Prefecture
1.	Ms. Margarette Anne Abelar	Hokkaido
2.	Mr. Domyson Abuan	Toyama
3.	Ms. Marla Mae Abusmas	Osaka
4.	Ms. Hanna Jodelia Aguirre	Nagano
5.	Ms. Mary Antonette Arayata	Fukui
6.	Mr. Robert Arrogante	Akita
7.	Mr. Manuel Avenido, Jr.	Tottori
8.	Mr. Tyrell Balajo	Tottori
9.	Ms. Jeorgia Allison Baluyot	Hokkaido
10.	Mr. Joselito Bisenio	Hyogo
11.	Ms. Leizel Buso	Tokushima
12.	Ms. Viennie Marie Carmona	Tokyo
13.	Ms. Margie May David	Hyogo
14.	Ms. Maria Patricia De Jesus	Oita
15.	Ms. Janine Christine De Villa	Wakayama
16.	Ms. Danna Mae Dela Cruz	Fukushima
17.	Mr. John Mar Desamparado	Yamaguchi
18.	Ms. Alyana Rafela Hizon	Shizuoka
19.	Ms. Anjenette Lacson	Ehime
20.	Ms. Liane Shaira Lee	Kochi
21.	Ms. Vanessa Ann Liwag	Gifu
22.	Ms. Ma. Antonette Lofamia	Ehime
23.	Mr. Jan Erwin Macam	Kyoto
24.	Ms. Jan Angela Maravilla	Nara
25.	Ms. Johanna Maria Melad	Fukui
26.	Ms. Maristel Miguel	Okayama
27.	Mr. Melvin Navarro	Kyoto
28.	Ms. Jocelyn Amor Navera	Okayama
29.	Ms. Angelique Pajuelas	Gunma
30.	Mr. Smikeve Angelo Pascual	Gifu
31.	Ms. Roberta Mari Quiambao	Nagano
32.	Ms. Viviene Mae Retumban	Shizuoka
33.	Ms. Christelle Joy Rojano	Tottori
34.	Ms. Lailanie Roxas	Nara
35.	Ms. Ana Victoria Santiago	Toyama
36.	Ms. La Donna Kathleen Santos	Osaka
37.	Ms. Princess Marielle Sesuca	Tochigi
38.	Ms. Rocelle Surio	Hyogo
39.	Ms. Anna Victoria Villarica	Kyoto
40.	Ms. Cairo Domingo	Tokyo

On July 16 and 19, 2018, the participants visited the Manila Japanese School (MJS) in Taguig City, where they observed English classes and met with Filipino English teachers. Both sides had a fruitful exchange of views on teaching techniques and Japanese classroom practices.

The JET Programme participants attended a
pre-departure orientation seminar held by the
Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC)

The JET Programme participants
observed English classes for Japanese students
at Manila Japanese School

The participants also attended a pre-departure orientation seminar organized by the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan on July 18, 2018. During the seminar, the participants received essential resource materials and learned more about Japanese society and culture in relation to their role as ALTs.

Later that day, His Excellency Ambassador Koji Haneda hosted a send-off reception for the participants.

Participants for this year’s programme will stay in Japan for a period of one year under their initial contract, which can be renewed for up to five years.

The JET Programme is an initiative by the Japanese Government to engage local Japanese communities towards internationalization, mainly through cultural exchange and foreign language learning. More than 66,000 participants from 67 countries worldwide have participated in the program since its launch in 1987. In the Philippines, recruitment and selection of participants were first administered in 2013 by the Embassy of Japan, in partnership with CHED.

Learn more about the JET Programme by visiting its official website at http://www.jetprogramme.org/en.